Case Study Regarding the Conversion Efficiency of Small Horizontal Axis Turbines

Wind energy is an alternative energy source, in the category of renewable energy, which converts wind power into another useful form of energy. In this paper, the authors propose a study concerning the use of small turbines for electricity production, which are feasible at speeds around 3 m/s. It consists in a comparative analysis between experimental results obtained on site for a horizontal axis wind turbine (HAWT) and simulations obtained through the iHOGA program (Hybrid Optimization by Genetic Algorithms).